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culture

cul·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl-cher]
    • /ˈkʌl tʃər/
    • /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-cher]
    • /ˈkʌl tʃər/

Definitions of culture word

  • uncountable noun culture Culture consists of activities such as the arts and philosophy, which are considered to be important for the development of civilization and of people's minds. 3
  • countable noun culture A culture is a particular society or civilization, especially considered in relation to its beliefs, way of life, or art. 3
  • countable noun culture The culture of a particular organization or group consists of the habits of the people in it and the way they generally behave. 3
  • countable noun culture In science, a culture is a group of bacteria or cells which are grown, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment. 3
  • verb culture In science, to culture a group of bacteria or cells means to grow them, usually in a laboratory as part of an experiment. 3
  • noun culture the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action 3

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Origin of culture

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English: tilling, place tilled (< Anglo-French) < Latin cultūra. See cult, -ure

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Parts of speech for Culture

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

culture popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

culture usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for culture

noun culture

  • fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
  • art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
  • ability — Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
  • science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
  • practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.

Antonyms for culture

noun culture

  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • inexperience — lack of experience.
  • coarseness — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
  • incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.

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